Krishna

RIP Indira Devi: Golden moments of Mahesh Babu with his beloved mother

Mahesh Babu shared a strong bond with his late mother Indira Devi and had also expressed his love towards her during a movie event.

What the scriptures say about Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan

Anant Chaturdashi is the final auspicious day of Bhadrapad. It is followed by Shradha and Pitar Paksha which, according to Sanatan Dharma, are inauspicious. Thus, visarjan is done on this day

Surdas Jayanti 2022: Date, timing significance, and all you need to know about the great poet

The saint was renowned for his poems and songs, which praise Lord Krishna

Know Your Classical Dances: Manipuri Raas Leela, and its exploration of love — both romantic and spiritual

Not only does the dance form set out to showcase Krishna in his various colours, but also explores the anxieties and predicaments of the gopis through its study of the nayika, or the heroine and her quest to unite with her prana sakha [soulmate].

Pandit Birju Maharaj's ability to express 'feminine' threw light on the queer possibilities of Kathak

In a world where we use markers to assert gender — the length of hair on the head, facial hair on the face, the existence of breasts, make-up — how do we interpret gender when the same body is producing both the masculine and the feminine?

Lord Krishna’s Janmastami celebrated with prayers and joy despite COVID-19 shadow

Janmashtami festivities saw a pared-down version this year with large gatherings being banned

Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the vipralabdha, a woman who sets out to meet her lover, and is left forlorn by his absence

This series is an exploration of the ashtanayika of classical dance —  the eight types of heroines which depict a woman's many thoughts and emotional states. In part 1, a look at the vipralabdha.

Watch: Teaser of Hero, starring Mahesh Babu's nephew Ashok Galla, released

Directed by Sriram Adittya, Hero also stars Nidhhi Agerwal and Jagapathi Babu in pivotal roles

Tamil comedian Nellai Siva passes away aged 69 after cardiac arrest

Nellai Siva acted in over 500 films in his career spanning three decades, with noted work in Mahaprabhu, Vetri Kodi Kattu, Anbe Sivam

Three dead as fresh downpour batters Hyderabad; Indian Army deployed in four flood-affected districts of Karnataka

Around 37,409 families in Hyderabad were affected as fresh spells of rains caused water bodies to overflow while in Karnataka, the Krishna and Bhima rivers remained in spate